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HR 1896 100th Congress House Education Authorization Civil Rights and Liberties Desegregation in education Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to education Magnet schools Minorities Minority education Racial discrimination

Magnet Schools Assistance Reauthorization Act of 1987

Introduced: April 1, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Apr 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Apr 1, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 1, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Magnet Schools Assistance Reauthorization Act of 1987 - Amends the Education for Economic Security Act to increase the FY 1988 amount of the authorization of appropriations for magnet school assistance and to extend such authorization of appropriations through FY 1993.

Prohibits the Secretary of Education from making a determination about the award of funds under the magnet school assistance program solely on the basis of whether an applicant received an award in a prior fiscal year.

Limits to 15 percent that portion of funds available for each fiscal year for purposes of the magnet school assistance program that may remain available for obligation and expenditure during the succeeding fiscal year. Prohibits the Secretary from reducing any payment under such program for any fiscal year by any amount on the basis of availability of funds pursuant to specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act.

What's happening now April 20, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5 Related bill Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 1, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1896: Magnet Schools Assistance Reauthorization Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1896/
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"H.R. 1896: Magnet Schools Assistance Reauthorization Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1896/.
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H.R. 1896, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1896/.
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